.Part 3 Host and Storage System Rules HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785353-001

10 Heterogeneous server rules

This chapter describes platform configuration rules for SANs with specific operating systems and

heterogeneous server platforms:

• “SAN platform rules” (page 166)

• “Heterogeneous storage system support” (page 166)

• “HP FC Switches for the c-Class BladeSystem server environment” (page 167)

• “HP 4 Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel module for c-Class BladeSystem” (page 169)

• “BladeSystem with Brocade Access Gateway mode” (page 170)

• “BladeSystem with Cisco N_Port Virtualization mode” (page 172)

• “NPV with FlexAttach” (page 175)

• “HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure considerations” (page 176)

• “HBA N_Port ID Virtualization” (page 177)

• “NonStop servers (XP only)” (page 178)

• “HP-UX SAN rules” (page 191)

• “HP OpenVMS SAN rules” (page 193)

• “HP Tru64 UNIX SAN rules” (page 194)

• “Apple Mac OS X SAN rules” (page 196)

• “IBM AIX SAN rules” (page 198)

• “Linux SAN rules” (page 199)

• “Microsoft Windows SAN rules” (page 201)

• “Oracle Solaris SAN rules” (page 204)

• “VMware ESX SAN rules” (page 207)

• “Citrix Xen SAN rules” (page 208)

• “Heterogeneous SAN storage system coexistence” (page 208)

• “Server zoning rules” (page 210)

The platform configuration rules in this chapter apply to SANs that comply with the following fabric

guidelines:

• “B-series switches and fabric rules” (page 91)

• “C-series switches and fabric rules” (page 123)

• “H-series switches and fabric rules” (page 140)

Before implementation, contact an HP storage representative for support information for specific

configurations, including the following elements:

• Server model

• Storage system firmware

• SAN attachment

• HBAs and drivers

• Multipathing

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